Macon County, Alabama

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 18,951
Median household income: $45,951
Median home value: $95,700

Macon County, Alabama counts 18,951 residents. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. At $45,951, its median household income sits below Alabama's $62,027.

Between 2019 and 2023, Macon County's population grew 1.3% from 18,708 to 18,951, while its median household income rose 37.7% from $33,370 to $45,951.

Black or African American residents are the largest group, 78.2% of the population. 74.1% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,951
Median age: 37.8 yrs
Median household income: $45,951
Median home value: $95,700
Median gross rent: $709
Housing units: 9,664
Homeownership rate: 64.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.7%
Unemployment rate: 10.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,70818,951

Median household income

$33,370$45,951

Median home value

$80,800$95,700

Median gross rent

$641$709

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,708	$33,370	$80,800	$641
2020	18,437	$35,450	$82,400	$621
2021	19,490	$39,303	$84,300	$653
2022	19,198	$41,206	$93,900	$688
2023	18,951	$45,951	$95,700	$709

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1710.7%

18 to 2422.9%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 447.5%

45 to 549.9%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 7412.5%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	920	4.9%
5 to 17	2,024	10.7%
18 to 24	4,346	22.9%
25 to 34	1,914	10.1%
35 to 44	1,424	7.5%
45 to 54	1,885	9.9%
55 to 64	2,511	13.2%
65 to 74	2,378	12.5%
75 and over	1,549	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,164	16.7%
Black or African American	14,812	78.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.0%
Asian	50	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	21	0.1%
Two or more races	525	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	372	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.8%

High school graduate31.7%

Some college or associate's31.7%

Bachelor's degree11.2%

Graduate or professional degree9.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,842	15.8%
High school graduate	3,699	31.7%
Some college or associate's	3,702	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,311	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,107	9.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone74.1%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit0.4%

Walked6.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.0%

Other means2.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,343	74.1%
Carpooled	620	8.6%
Public transit	28	0.4%
Walked	500	6.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	507	7.0%
Other means	209	2.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,061	30.8%
15 to 29 min	2,388	35.6%
30 to 44 min	1,483	22.1%
45 to 59 min	471	7.0%
60+ min	297	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 22.1% (3,611 of 16,344)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,166	58.3%
Nonfamily households	2,985	41.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,151	74.0%
Vacant	2,513	26.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,634	64.8%
Renter-occupied	2,517	35.2%

1-unit, detached63.6%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units6.6%

5 to 19 units8.6%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other19.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,144	63.6%
1-unit, attached	28	0.3%
2 to 4 units	641	6.6%
5 to 19 units	832	8.6%
20 or more units	170	1.8%
Mobile home & other	1,849	19.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 01087
State: Alabama
Land area: 609 sq mi
Water area: 4.54 sq mi
Center point: 32.3870, -85.6929